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Class of rock climbing ascents.
Sierra Nevada Mountains (Yosemite National Park, California, USA).
El Capitan peak, South-East wall (Flight of the Albatross route).
Proposed category of complexity 6B cat. sl.
Height difference — 970 m, route length — 1150 m (wall), length of sections 5–6 cat. sl. — 1130 m, of which 6 cat. sl. — 470 m, average steepness of the route — 84°.
Means used for insurance and I.T.O. (in the denominator):

Rock Hooks Chocks Bolts for ITO Skyhook Used
48+5* 279+6* 51* 28
50 260 51

* — stationary on the route. Here, 2–3 piton anchors at belay stations are not taken into account.
Team's walking hours — 40.5 hours. Days on the route — 3.5
Overnights: 3 — on a platform.
Participants: Igolkin Viktor Ivanovich MS Oleinikov Yuri Vladimirovich MS
Coach: Igolkin Viktor Ivanovich MS
Exit to the route: September 29, 2000 (6:30) Summit: October 2, 2000 (9:30) Return to BL: October 2, 2000 (13:00)
Organization: Alpc Club of Magnitogorsk.

Rock Hooks	Chocks	Bolts for ITO	Skyhook Used
48+5*	279+6*	51*	28
50	260	51

Participants: Igolkin V. I. Oleinikov Yu. V.

Address: 455000, Magnitogorsk, Lenin Ave., 37-23, tel. (3511) 21-10-24 wk., 32-71-86 (Igolkin V. I.)

Overnight stays and dates Igolkin–Oleinikov — pairs Soldatov–Zaitov

El Capitan

Hooks	Chocks	Bolts	Sky Hooks	Notes / Time	Section	Cat. Diff.	Length (m)	Steepness (°)
2	10	-	-		R13–R14	V+ A1	40	75
3	10	-	-	30.09 6:30	R12–R13	VI A2	40	75
3	12	1		29.09 20:00	R11–R12	VI A2	45	75
-	7	-	-	Mammoth Terraces	R10–R11	V+	30	75
-	7	-	-		R9–R10	V-	37	65
1+2*	9+1*	-	-		R8–R9	V	37	65
2	8	-	-		R7–R8	V+ A1	37	85
1	2	4*	-		R6–R7	V+ A1	40	70
1	1	5*	1		R5–R6	V+ A1	37	65
-	10	-	-		R4–R5	V+ A1	35	75
2	9	-	-		R3–R4	V+ A1	33	75
1	7+1*	-	-		R2–R3	V+ A1	30	85
-	12+1*	-	-		R1–R2	V+ A1	20	80
				29.09 6:30	R0–R1	V+ A1	50	80

Hooks	Chocks	Bolts	Sky Hooks	Notes / Time	Section	Cat. Diff.	Length (m)	Steepness (°)
-	2	-	-	2.10 9:30	R29–R30	V-	60	70
-	5	-	-		R28–R29	V A1	27	85
1+5*	3	1*	-		R27–R28	V+ A1	25	95
5	8	-	-	2.10 6:30	R26–R27	V+ A1	33	85
2	9	-	-	1.10 19:30	R25–R26	VI A2	33	85
-	7	3*	-		R24–R25	V+ A1	40	85
2	21+1*	12*	5		R23–R24	VI A2	47	95
3	24+2*	3*	5	Shield	R22–R23	VI A3	43	100
-	2	20*	-	CANOE	R21–R22	VI A2	33	100
5	2	11*	1		R20–R21	VI A2	47	100
4	22	6*	2		R19–R20	VI A2	47	110
5	28+1*	4*	10	30.09 19:00	R18–R19	VI A3+	47	110
2	18	-	-		R17–R18	VI A1	40	95
3	15+1*	2*	3		R16–R17	VI A2	47	95
-	2	-	-		R15–R16	III	20	50
-	7	-	-		R14–R15	V	50	65

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